JPH0115341Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to an automatic feeding device.
An example of a prior art automatic feeding device for automatically feeding domestic animals will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The feeding device main body 101 has a substantially hollow rectangular hexahedral shape, and a hollow cylindrical feeding drum 1 is provided inside.
05 is rotatably supported and rotationally driven by a synchronous motor 106. At the top of the feeder main body 101, a hollow rectangular parallelepiped-shaped feeder 102 is fixed to the body 101 by, for example, screws 109. The hopper section 103 is located directly above the feeding drum 105. Feeder body 1
Mounting metal fittings 107 having hooking notches 107A are provided on both sides of the cage 01, and are used as a hooking device on the front surface of the rearing cage. The reference numeral 104 indicates a guide gasket, and the reference numeral 108 indicates a peephole.

In this conventional automatic feeding device, as is clear from FIG. 1, the feeding device main body 101 and the feeding box 102 are fixed to each other, so that each feed must be transferred from another container to the feeding box 102. It is necessary and extremely troublesome. Since water cannot be applied to the main body of the feeder including electrical parts such as the 2-synchronous motor 106, the hopper part 103, which is easily soiled, cannot be sufficiently cleaned.

This invention was made to eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art, and one embodiment thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. First, the fifth
The automatic feeder main body 2 will be explained with reference to the figures. This has the shape of a hollow rectangular hexahedron, and the upper surface becomes a hopper part 23 that slopes down from the four sides to the center, and the feeding drum 4 is rotatably provided directly below the hopper part 23. A pair of fittings 22, 22 each having a hook cutout 22A is fixed to two side surfaces of the automatic feeder main body 2.

A pair of guide rails 21, 21 each having a U-shaped cross section are fixed to the upper edge of the side surface to which the mounting bracket 22 is fixed, and the entrance end of the guide rail 21 is formed as a guide notch 21A, which will be described later. The cartridge type feeding box 3 can be easily installed.

Inside the guide rails 21, 21, near the end of the guide rail, that is, the end opposite to the notch 21A, there is a pair of slide bottom plate push protrusions 25, 2.
5 is fixedly installed. Further, a gate-shaped insertion fitting 24 is attached to the front surface of the automatic feeding device main body 2. Note that numerals 26 and 27 respectively indicate an input switch, an output switch, and an automatic-manual changeover switch.

Next, the cartridge type feeding box 3 will be explained with reference to FIG. The cartridge type feeding box 3 has a hollow rectangular hexahedron shape having the same cross section as the automatic feeding device main body 2 described above when viewed in the vertical direction, and a pair of slide plates 35, 35 are provided at positions corresponding to the guide rails 21. is fixed thereto, and a slide bottom plate 31 that is slidable in the direction in which the slide plate 35 extends is provided on the bottom surface. In addition, a peephole 34 is provided on the front side of the cartridge type feeding box 3, that is, on the side where the slide bottom plate 31 is pulled out, for checking the condition of the bait.
Further, a retaining plate 33 is fixed slightly above the slide bottom plate 31, and a plate-shaped lock fitting 32 is attached to the inside of this retaining plate 33 so that it can be dropped and lifted in the vertical direction.

Next, how to use the device of this invention will be explained. The automatic feeder main body 2 is hooked onto a horizontal rod on the front side of the rearing cage 1 using its mounting fittings 22 as shown in FIG. 3. In this case, the automatic feeder main body 2 is connected to a feeder 7, which is the part where the domestic animals actually eat food. Now, this automatic feeder body 2
, approach the cartridge type feeding box 3 from the front, place its rear end on the guide notches 21A, 21A of the guide rails 21, 21, adjust the direction, and push the cartridge type feeding box 3 all at once. Just put it in. In this way, the slide plate 35 of the cartridge type feeding box 3 slides on the guide rail 21 and is inserted and fitted. However, when the rear end of the slide bottom plate 31 of the cartridge type feeding box 3 collides with the slide bottom plate pushing protrusion 25 of the automatic feeder main body 2 near the end of the pushing stroke, the slide bottom plate 31 is moved slightly forward. is pushed out. Therefore, when holding the front edge of the pushed-out slide bottom plate 31 and pulling it out, the bottom of the cartridge-type feeder 3 is completely opened and communicates with the automatic feeder main body 2, and becomes ready for feeding. Slide bottom plate 31 whose lock fitting 32 was preventing it from falling
Because it ran out, it fell freely and was inserted into the insertion fitting 24 of the automatic feeder main body 2, where the cartridge type feeder 3 was inserted into the automatic feeder main body 2.
becomes completely locked. In FIG. 3, reference numerals 5 and 6 indicate a control electrical cord and an outlet, respectively.

In the automatic feeding device of this invention, as detailed above, (1) the cartridge type feeding box is separated, and the slide plate provided on the bottom surface of the cartridge type feeding box is attached to the top surface of the automatic feeding device body. Both can be easily and reliably attached and detached by simply sliding and engaging the provided guide rail from the front toward the rear, and once attached, there is no worry that the cartridge type feeding box will come off. In addition, when installing, the slide bottom plate of the cartridge type bait box comes into contact with the slide bottom plate push projection provided in the middle of the guide rail and protrudes to the front of the cartridge type feed box, making it easy to pull out the slide bottom plate. As a result, the bait stored in the cartridge type feeding box can be easily dropped into the automatic feeding main body. (2) Since the automatic feeder body itself does not have a feeding box fixedly installed above it, it is easier to clean it from above. (3) Also, as mentioned above, the cartridge type feeder is inserted into the automatic feeder from the front towards the back, so it is possible to use the open space in front of the rearing cage to easily install the feeder without getting in the way. Moreover, it is easy to remove the bait box by releasing the lock and pulling it out along the guide rail, making it extremely easy and convenient to replace the bait box. (4)Furthermore, if you fill the cartridge bait box with bait in advance with the bottom opening facing up, then attach the slide bottom plate and seal it, you can prepare a large number of baits without them scattering outside. There are many effects such as

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are a front sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, showing an example of a conventional automatic feeding device, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the automatic feeding device of this invention in a state attached to a cage, and FIG. The figure is a perspective view of a cartridge-type feeder used in this invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the automatic feeder body. 1... Breeding cage, 2... Automatic feeder body,
3... Cartridge type feeding box, 4... Feeding drum,
21... Guide rail, 31... Slide bottom plate, 3
5...Sliding board.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an automatic feeding device that is attached to a breeding cage 1 to automatically feed the breeding animals in the cage 1, an automatic feeding device main body 2 that is to be attached to the breeding cage 1 includes a rotationally driven feeding drum 4.
and a cartridge-type feeding box 3 for storing food are configured as separate bodies that can be attached to and detached from each other, and a guide rail 21 is provided on the upper surface of the automatic feeding device main body 2, extending from the front side to the back side of the automatic feeding device main body 2. A slide plate 3 is provided on the lower surface of the cartridge type feeding box 3 and slidably engages with the guide rail 21.
5 is provided, and the cartridge type feeding box 3
includes a slide bottom plate 35 that slides along the guide rail 21 and opens and closes the lower end opening of the cartridge type feeding box 3;
In the middle of step 1, there is a slide bottom plate pusher that causes the slide bottom plate 35 to protrude forward from the front surface of the cartridge type feed box 3 when the slide plate 35 of the cartridge type feed box 3 is slid in the engaging direction. An automatic feeding device characterized in that a protrusion 25 is provided.